Daily Archives: April 12, 2022

  • April patching showers here we go

    Posted on April 12, 2022 at 12:40 CDT by • Comment in the Forums

    It’s that time of the month for all computer users to get in the habit of checking their devices.

    While “Patch Tuesday” is the big one for Windows users, it’s also wise to check your Apple devices.  I know that my iPhone has been offering – but not pushing – the latest updates. They too are doing a “let’s dribble them out and see how well they go” methodology these days.

    But back to Microsoft:

    Remember this month they push out “Search highlights will roll out to Windows 10 customers over the next several weeks. We are taking a phased and measured approach. ” in Windows 10.

    I’ll be adding more links as folks post up analysis.  Here at Askwoody we track the side effects and try to weed out what is “corner cases” from those issues that are widespread.

    145 vulnerabilities

    1 publicly disclosed

    10 critical

    .NET security updates are included in the April 2022 updates for denial of service issues.

    Dustin Child’s zero day write up here.  Clearly we have a difference between home users and business computers this year with a bug that will provide lateral movement inside a network once they get in.  Port 135 is a typical file and printer sharing port – but it not exposed to the outside world. But in an office network, once they get in, ouchie!

    Windows Patches/Security ,
DON'T MISS OUT!
Subscribe to the AskWoody Free Newsletter
We promise not to spam you. Unsubscribe at any time.
Invalid email address

View the Forum

  • Recent Replies
  • My Replies
  • My Active Topics
  • New Posts in the Last day
  • Private Messages
  • How to use the Forums
  • All Forums

    • Recent Topics

    April 2022
    S M T W T F S
     12
    3456789
    10111213141516
    17181920212223
    24252627282930

    Want to Advertise in the free newsletter? How about a gift subscription in honor of a birthday? Send an email to sb@askwoody.com to ask how.

    Mastodon profile for DefConPatch
    Mastodon profile for AskWoody

     

    Home • About • FAQ • Posts & Privacy • Forums • My Account
    Register • Free Newsletter • Plus Membership • Gift Certificates • MS-DEFCON Alerts

    Copyright ©2004-2023 by AskWoody Tech LLC. All Rights Reserved.